Lord Francis Seymour

Lord Francis Seymour^[1] (1726 - 16 Feb 1799) was the Dean^[2] of Wells^[3] from 1766 until^[4] his death on 16 February 1799.^[5] He was the fifth child and fourth son of Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset.^[6]

In 1755 he was appointed Canon of the fourth stall at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, a position he held until 1766.

His great-great-grandson was Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset.

References

↑ "The history and antiquities of Somersetshire" Phelps,W: London, J.B. Nichols & Son, 1839
↑ "A concise history of the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, in Wells" Camp, J.M.F: Shepton Mallet, W.J. Quartley, 1814
↑ "Cathedral Antiquities: Wells, Exeter, and Worcester" Britton,J London M. A. Nattali, 1836
↑ British History On-line
↑ thePeerage.com (1)
↑ thePeerage.com (2)

Deans of Wells

High Medieval	Ivo Richard de Spakeston Alexander Leonius Ralph of Lechlade Peter of Chichester William of Merton John Saracenus Giles of Bridport Edward of Cnoll Thomas Bytton William Burnell Walter Haselshaw

Late Medieval	Henry Husee John Godelee Richard of Bury Wibert of Littleton Walter of London Thomas Fastolf John of Carleton Stephen Penpel John Fordham Thomas Thebaud Henry Beaufort Nicholas Slake Thomas Tuttebury Richard Courtenay Walter Medeford John Stafford John Forest Nicholas Carent William Witham John Gunthorpe

Early modern	William Cosyn Thomas Wynter Richard Woleman Thomas Cromwell William Fitzjames John Goodman William Turner Robert Weston Valentine Dale John Herbert Benjamin Heydon Richard Meredith Ralph Barlow George Warburton Walter Ralegh Robert Creighton Ralph Bathurst William Grahme Matthew Brailsford Isaac Maddox John Harris Samuel Creswicke Lord Francis Seymour

Late modern	George Lukin Hon Henry Ryder Edmund Goodenough Richard Jenkyns George Johnson Edward Plumptre Thomas Jex-Blake Armitage Robinson Richard Malden Frederic Harton Christopher Woodforde Irven Edwards Patrick Mitchell Richard Lewis John Clarke Andrew Featherstone (Acting)

Diocese of Bath and Wells

Wells Cathedral Bishop's Palace, Wells Bath Abbey Glastonbury Abbey (ruins)

Office holders	Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells Ruth Worsley, Bishop suffragan of Taunton AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Acting Dean of Wells, Andrew Featherstone John Reed, Archdeacon of Taunton Andy Piggott, Archdeacon of Bath Nicola Sullivan, Archdeacon of Wells

Historic offices	For the Bishops of Wells (10th century–1090), Bishops of Bath (1090–1197 & 1219–1245) and Bishops of Bath and Glastonbury (1197–1219), see Bishop of Bath and Wells

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